• konalt@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I actually love all these regulations on smartphones (mainly by the EU), like the recent USB-C standard. That one in particular makes it so much easier to share chargers around the house!

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      1 year ago

      As a USA citizen, thanks EU for making our cellphone companies not be dick’s.

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      1 year ago

      USB-type C to become EU’s common charger by end of 2024

      I mean… Sure, but we’ve had USB-C as de facto standard for many years now. When was the last time you saw a micro USB phone?

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          1 year ago

          I know, but the person I was replying to made it sound like EU regulation is to thank for Android devices having USB-C

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          1 year ago

          Couldn’t agree more, two years ago I was gifted a small wireless speaker which works fine and everything but I sometimes even forget to charge it because its cable is a 15cm short USB-A to Micro-USB one which somehow is the only Micro-USB cable I have left at home as I didn’t have any other device with that port in years and I had thrown away a few cables when I last moved. Now whenever I am looking for a new electronic device USB-C is one of the first things I check and it’s a deal breaker for me.